SIEMPELKAMP MASCHINENFABRIK GMBH

Safe storage and transport: Siempelkamp is your container manufacturer for heat-generating and non-heat-generating radioactive materials Wide range of designs for all classes We produce a variety of containers for handling radioactive materials of all classifications. The choice of materials ranges from the use of different casting qualities to granulated concrete and steel. The range of services is completed by the authorization to carry out type tests. For more than 30 prototype types, the required certificates of qualification for the transport and storage of the casks have already been successfully completed in our manufacturing facilities. CASTOR ® casks bodies CASTOR ® casks are used as transport and interim storage containers for fuel elements and high-level radioactive waste.

Fiber-reinforced composites are in demand in all high-end industries in which light weight and at the same time high durability under dynamic load ensure competitive advantages Efficient and reliable press technology for fibre composite plants Whether glass fibre reinforced plastic (GRP) or carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP): The valuable material is mainly used in application fields where weight reduction, fuel consumption,anti-corrosion characteristics and other stress resistency feauters are in focus. The name Siempelkamp also stands for solid and precise technologies in these presses and handling systems as well as for high flexibility due to its suitability for all composite applications such as sheet molding compounds with glass or carbon fibers (SMC), prepreg compression molding with short, long or continuous fibers (PCM), resin transfer molding (RTM), and thermoplastic forming.

The SMC presses from Siempelkamp are designed in such a way that they can also be used for the RTM process. Short cycle times Since the SMC process is predominantly used in the production of high quantities, apart from precision, a short cycle time plays a important role. And since the compound material is chemically reactive, the time window for achieving an optimum surface quality is also small. The advantages of the Siempelkamp presses: they apply the force extremely quickly to the product, because they close at a very high speed decelerating just before reaching the end position. Depending on the level of automation, the tool change is done automatically – just 120 seconds later the next part can be produced! No stress The precise positioning of the ram plate ensures that the tools are precisely aligned to each other during the complete press stroke – not just on the last millimeters. Under all operating conditions the tools remain parallel.

A press for all processes Beside the pressing systems for industrial production, Siempelkamp manufactures laboratory press systems – both “try-out” presses for laboratoryscale tests with a starting pressing force of 150 t as well as presses for “fullscale testing”. The laboratory press systems are designed for maximum exibility. With it, all processes of composite production can be investigated. For example, it can be investigated whether press technology is an economic alternative for “autoclave” processes. All processes SMC with glass ber or carbon ber RTM PCM Organo-sheet consolidation Thermoplast forming Hybrid forming Integrated molding and joining of hybrid materials All control methods Force control with position monitoring Position control with force monitoring Each process step can be individually dened and programmed: All relevant process data are recorded and displayed.